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This article is recognizing the performance of a great innovative website model developer Vizergy's; which captures the wonderful images and writings and place them into corporate websites. VIZERGY's is being acknowledge for being the leader in hotel internet marketing and interactive media awards. Nevertheless, VIZERGY received one of the highest acheivements for excellence in website design and development; I personally believe that companies should recognize such accomplishment and let it be know to the hospitality industry that it is very important to dedicate time and perhaps money into website development. A website not only represents the company as a whole but it can be seen worldwide over the internet and therefore should be up to standards and complice with all hospitality industry marketing related.

This article discusses the "Green Hotel" award that is presented every two years to Asean resorts. The purpose of this award is to bring awareness to hotels about the importance of being eco-friendly and preserving our environment. Thousands of hotels compete for this award based on criteria including water efficiency, air quality management, collaboration with local organizations and external communities. I personally love that collaborating with external communities is a criteria for this award because I find that to be very important. Well-known resorts should help smaller organizations and team up with them to show they care about those around them. Once of the recipients, Daluyon Beach and Mountain Resort, focused on protecting and sustaining the rich ecosystem surrounding their resort by constructing their resort using eco-ethical materials and placing priority in sustaining its environment-friendly atmosphere. The hope is for these awards to be an incentive to improve the tourism industry and to provide awareness to the hospitality industry regarding global warming and other important natural effects hotels are having on our environment. While it promotes healthy competition in the tourism industry, it also improves the quality of the hotels in Asean countries which in turn will lead to more tourism and financials for the country.

" Quadriga's new Personal Media Network™ has been awarded the prestigious Equip'Innov Award for the most innovative product in the technology category at this year's Equip' Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition in Paris."

This article shows us Quadriga's new Personal Media Network, which is one of the most innovative products at this year's Equip' Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition in Paris. PMN™ is a new technology in in-room entertainment environment. This new technology will help the hotel in developing a 360-degree relationship with guests, before, during and after their stay. PMN integrates various forms of and the various forms of content into a single application to create a unified network of services. PMN bases on flexible building blocks, providing a new platform for hotel. With PMN, guests can access and shift content subscriptions from their own mobile device to in-room television for play. Everything from videos, movies, etc. can be get anywhere via hotel Wi-Fi on any device at any time. There are also PMN, FTG can be used in WIFI area. It makes hotels has more opportunities to increase revenue from meetings and event communication. This new technology creates differentiation in marketplace, and meets guests' demanding of WIFI and devices. Quadriga is the single partner to the global hospitality industry, integrating TV and Mobile communications platforms, Internet, Network. The company aims to create the latest technologies and meet every customer needs and guest expectations.

Maestro is the future of PMS in hotels! This cloud based system allows hotels with multiple properties to be fully integrated with one another. Hotel chains like Marriott International, Hilton, and InterContinental hotel groups are among of Maestro's customers. Hotels rave about Maestro flexibility, 24/7 support, and excellent customer service.

this article goes over the ExhibitForce technology features offered to event planners and the award they won for best technology. ExhibitForce is another example of the Cloud-based trend. they streamline event planning services together to make a more effective workflow. their services are available 24/7 and have a wide reach worldwide!

This article expounds how Monscierge, a hospitality technology company, continues to exceed expectations for new mobile-based services in the hospitality industry.The article also highlights the fact that this company has achieved this by specializing in mobile and wearables, computer software and lobby devices throughout the world. Monscierge has received the award of its' second patent for mobile services provided to hospitality customers. This allows hotels to receive a request for additional towels from guests using mobile devices, the request reaches a staff member who would then acknowledge the request, provide an estimated time of delivery and complete this delivery. Whereas in the past such requests via mobile devices were only made for services such as food & beverage, maintenance issues, additional room items, valet return and even customized guest requirements. All in all, this company's ultimate goal is to make technology "easy to use, easy to scale, and affordable for hospitality".

This article is introduce a successful female --Anna McFarland. She was selected as the 2018 HFTP Paragon Award recipient. She is a global financial services veteran with 30 years of finance and performance management

This article makes me very proud, as I work for 1 Hotel South Beach and know that this Hotel definitely practices what they preach. They have been awarded LEED Silver (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) which was developed by the U.S. Green Council (USGBC). The hotel has a very unique and simple design. The guest rooms are designed with left over construction materials from its surrounding resources. The use of wood, natural material, leather, and stone, silk, linen, cotton are what make our facility so earthy and green. 1 Hotel hopes to start a trend in the Hotel industry by following the sustainable practices that our Hotel makes. More than 82,000 commercial institutional projects are actively participating in LEED. This is huge! and means that the trend 1 Hotel has started is being adopted by other companies.

NORWALK, Conn., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/-For the fourth year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized HEI Hotels & Resorts with the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award for HEI's continued leadership in protecting our environment through superior energy efficiency. HEI Hotel & Resorts' accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2013.

In the United States, hotels represent more than 5 billion square feet of space, nealry 5 million guest rooms and approxiamtely $4 billion in annual energy use. As of January 2010, there were only 40 hotels that were LEED certified. The acronym LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED is a voluntary, third party green building certification program that awards points to buildings depending on their sustainable practice being implemented which includes building improvements, environemntal footprint and water and energy use. LEED was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit organization. Its main purpose is to provide building owners and operators with a basic framework for developing and implementing sustainable practices. The first hotel to ever be certified according to LEED criteria was the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, NC. This hote received Platnium status for being able to recycle 87% of its construction debris, purchasing 40% of the building materials and 90% of its furniture locally. Installation of 100 solar panels, use of geothermal energy for the restaurant's refrigeration equipment and instllation of a Regenerative Drive model for its elevators made the Proximity Hotel a benchmark hotel. There are several practices that can make a hotel conserve energy and make it sustainable such as using flourescent lightbulbs, offering linen and towel reuse programs, paving parkig lots with highly reflective materials or open grid pavers, installing high-efficiency plumbing fixtures, landscaping with native plants and using local materials and goods. These will not necessarily lead to LEED certification but will definitely earn points towards obtaining that accredidation. The use of sustainable practices not only helps conserve the environment but also saves money in the long run. Through water conservation techniques, recycling and linen and towel reuse programs, the hospitality industry wins two-fold,

B4Checkin provides 'customized, revenue-maximizing online booking, communication and feedback software systems'. It was awarded 2012 Editors' Choice Award for Best New Technology for its mobile-friendly online check-in solution. The technology provides experience similar to prior online flight check-in. The technology is directly installed into Property Management System and Center Reservation System. It is user-friendly as well as efficient for hotel operations. It populates information from PMS and sends it to the guest 24 hours prior with an option to check-in online or upon arrival. THis allows for expedited check-in process and cutting labor expenses.

Harbortouch is the leader of the POS supplier, serving tens of thousands of business across the nation. Recently, the Harbortouch wined a Bronze Stevie Award in the Best New Product of Service. That is because they have made a sophisticated POS system with a lot of features, which are unique and free for merchants. The system includes several functions like various payment methods, placement of orders, inventory tracking and employee management. This award is considered as one of the premier business awards programs of the country. Although the condition of economy is not good, the quality of many companies is still outstanding. Harbortouvh is one of them, supplying a full-featured POs system to restaurants and retail business with no upfront costs. They also provide 24/7 services for customers. Also, the lifetime repair/replacement warranty will be maintained as long as the merchant maintains a merchant account.

The CEO of the award-winning Sandals Resorts International gave top marks to LIME, the Caribbean division of Cable & Wireless Communications. He remarks the importance of having the best in communication services in the hospitality industry. The executive Vice President of the Bahamas Hotel Association also welcomed the hotel industry improvements in telecommunications.

I found an interesting article about how the big computer companies can recycle the computers. This can solve some of the main problem about the recycling. The article is referring to idea that computers may become bigger size but easier to recycle. In other words we might wanna make a step back in the past, when we was able to just replace one detail from the computer instead of throwing it away.

Singapore's Changi Airport Group (CAG), which operates the seventh busiest airport for international traffic and has received multiple awards for customer experience, has created a "digital factory" inside the airport to drive continued innovation. Staff use tools such as artificial intelligence, big data and analytics, the internet of things and digital marketing in tandem with design, prototyping and experimentation to create new solutions to improve both the traveler experience and the airport's operations.

INTELITY, the provider of one of hospitality's most comprehensive guest engagement and staff management platforms, has been awarded Forbes Travel Guide Brand Official status for the fourth year in a row.

This article discusses the top seven features of event planning software. This can be applied to any business in the hospitality and tourism industry. If the hospitality or tourism company has the money to invest in event planning and registration software, it would be a very smart move to do so. The first feature the article mentions is that the software can build, for example, the hotel or restaurant its own event website which can help generate publicity for the event. Secondly, the article mentions that with event management software, registration, ticketing and payment methods can all be done online. Thirdly, the article mentions that this software allows companies to upload email lists from past registration and helps to manage email campaigns. This can be an avenue where the hotel or restaurant can advertise their event and also allow guests provide feedback after the event. The fourth feature of event planning software that this article mentions is that some event planning software can allow for mobile check-in for attendees, easily look up event details, and allow for in-app messaging. This feature can also be available in free event planning software. The fifth feature mentioned was that some software can also incorporate awards management into their platform. The sixth feature mentioned was the ability for guests to network and interact with each other through the app before, during and after the event. Lastly, the seventh feature mentioned is that multiple systems (such as emailing tools or CRM tools) can be integrated into event planning software so all of the event planning needs can be in one place. Event management software will help "automate the event management lifecycle" which can be beneficial for both the hospitality and tourism business and their customers.

The article discusses Microsoft's cloud-first computing strategy and roadmap. The concepts were presented during the keynote address of Kirill Tatrinov at the Microsoft's Converge 2013 event. Microsoft is using a humanized approach in their marketing and messaging as they embrace a cloud computing, devices, and services strategy. The company is offering Windows Dynamics and Azure as part of their cloud-first strategy. Microsoft Azure is the foundational element of the company's devices and services strategy. Microsoft is committed to becoming a leader in the field. They will need their partners and resellers to believe in the strategy in order to be successful. During the Converge 2013 event, Microsoft presented four customer success stories from the Microsoft Customer Excellence Award. The four companies highlighted were Chobani, Shock Doctor, Revlon, and Weight Watchers. They each outlined how Microsoft Dynamics allowed them to better connect with customers and run more efficient businesses. Microsoft's cloud-first strategy has infused a sense of hope and anticipation in many partners and resellers and this could serve to transform the company's vision into a profitable reality.

As this article mentioned, Priceline Partner Network cooperated with Grandparents.com,Inc. to reach a business which can provide the latest information on this website. Travel customers can access to book hotels, rental car, airline tickets, air & hotel vacation packages. They try their best to provide best service and products. It also present the specific introduction about Priceline Partner Network, Priceline Group, Grandparents.com, Inc. in my opinion, this agreement can bring the visitors a new trip to search the hotels and other information. It can show various information which can be selected for customers and provide superior saving compared with other deals.